| Literature DB >> 338159 |
J Martal, J Djiane, M P Dubois.
Abstract
The localization of ovine placental lactogen (OPL) was studied using the immunofluorescence method. The placentome sections were treated by an indirect technique with anti-OPL antibodies obtained from rabbits injected with purified hormone. OPL was located in large cells of the monostratified epithelium of chorionic villi. These cells are mono- or binucleated and PAS-positive. The immunological reaction was inhibited by the specific antigen (OPL, 400 microgram/ml undiluted anti-OPL antiserum) but not by ovine prolactin, bovine growth hormone, human placental lactogen nor by any other polypeptidic hormone tested. Reciprocally, the localization of OPL-secreting cells was unsuccessful with antibodies raised against these control hormones.Entities:
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Year: 1977 PMID: 338159 DOI: 10.1007/bf00220966
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Cell Tissue Res ISSN: 0302-766X Impact factor: 5.249